The Studio Has a Floor

We installed the bamboo flooring this weekend in the studio!

Day 1
We emptied the room, shoving everything into the library and future guest room. Brandon ripped out all of the carpeting, pulled up the baseboards, and removed all of the staples and carpet tack strips from the subfloor.

An underlayment had to be rolled out and trimmed to size before the actual flooring could go in. One should use a sharp blade to cut through the material. One should also exercise caution when dealing with sharp blades.

Day 2
We started working around 10:00. Two hours later, it seemed we had barely made any progress.

The first few rows are the most time-consuming. There’s a lot of measuring and planning to center the planks, and they don’t stay together very well in the beginning. Another three hours later, and we were much further along.

By 6:30, we were done! Yes, the bamboo floor took a mere eight or nine hours of hard, hard work (we are so tired).

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12 Comments

Amy

October 8, 2007 at 6:56 am

Save yourself some work – prime and paint the baseboard BEFORE you install it. Then touch up after you install it. Much easier then having the crawl along the floor to paint it and dealing with taping everything off. Learned that the hard way.

*jj

Julieta

October 8, 2007 at 9:59 am

I second Amy’s suggestion. My husband primed and painted all the baseboards, trim, and molding prior to install. It’s the exact opposite of what they tell you to do, but we haven’t had a problem with warping, yet, after 8 years of home ownership (two homes).

Jessie

sandra

April 5, 2011 at 9:27 am

This is gorgeous and is exactly the color I want in my kitchen. I have been going about, trying to find a bamboo flooring that is hardy enough and dark enough. When the flooring is really sturdy, it does not seem to come in really dark colors, and I have not been able to find such a deep, rich, dark floor. What brand is this and where can I get it (DIY store?) thank you

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